yes, the box is really small. We liked the crackers OK, but not enough to buy them again, especially in such a small box.
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Just wanted to second the frozen tamale suggestion. They microwave nicely.
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I like these too, but they are always a bit gristly. (Toum + calabrian chile paste are my usual accompaniments.)
@sallyt when / if you get fed up of prepared stuff, the toaster oven does a fine job of roasting fish and chicken, and the microwave of steaming veg, frozen or otherwise. (I roast veg in the toaster oven too, but it may be not be sufficient volume for 4.)
Also things like baked polenta, quiche, and quesadillas in the toaster oven and rice and other grains in the microwave.
I do a lot of regular cooking between the two.
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Be sure the metal staple (if there is one) is out before nuking. Learned that one the least desirable way.
i realize you’re looking for a short term solution but check out the sodium levels on some of those tjs prepared dinners…
Headed to the Peabody MA store this am. Picked up some family faves and a few new items.
I am hoping the pumpkin cranberry crisps lean into the savory, cranberry side. Might be good with some goat cheese. And the baguettes looked interesting, has anyone tried them yet?
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am i the only one who finds their corn salsa slimy?
no
Oh rats, that is also new to me… I like the cowboy caviar, which is pretty spicy. Thought this might work in salads and with my eggs.
Oh…it is slimy and sweeter than I like. I’ll throw it in the veggie soup tomorrow.
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pls let us know how the baguettes bake up!
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Tell me more about these stapled tamales. That’s a new one.
The frozen mac& cheese topped with tomato sauce and pepperoni.
TJ’s has Impossible Chicken Nuggets (but so do most supermarkets). They taste exactly like the real thing. While best heated in an oven, they are acceptable nuked. To digress: IM burger patties and sausage patties are great too. I haven’t tried the sausage links. The meatballs taste like other frozen meatballs, which is to say, heavy on the fillers.
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I tried the baguettes once, can’t remember the details, only that it wasn’t a repeat buy.
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If you could have access to a slow cooker you could do, frozen meatballs with sauce and microwave the pasta. There are slow cooker liners so you have minimal clean up of the appliance.
To keep this on topic the TJs frozen Italian meatballs were a meh- We like the target good and gather ones much better if not making my own
And happy reno! It feels ssooo good when it’s done
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I have never encountered a metal staple in the frozen tamale packaging! I’ll look, though.
I’ve always been disappointed by meatballs other than my own homemade or, originally, my mother’s.
BITD, Garibaldi and others made tamales that were stapled at the ends of their wrappings.
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Never heard of anything like this. And I’ve eaten “literally” thousands of tamales. But I see the staple.
Were they good? Spicy? That’s just one, right?
ETA: After posting the pic I can read it better. I see the label notes to keep frozen, and that it’s wrapped in polenta. Italian tamale? How’s it usually prepared? Steamed? In the wrapper?
There’s just so much I don’t know. 
Sorry for the drift but this is important stuff!
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